Lakeshia Legette Jones is Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences and an associate professor of mathematics at Clark Atlanta University (CAU). She received her first master’s degree and PhD in mathematics from Howard University and a second master’s degree in mathematical finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research area is topology, with interests in using topological data analysis to address social issues. She enjoys serving the community, working with, and mentoring students of color and being a gateway to opportunities, information, and resources.
Prior to joining the CAU faculty, she held appointments at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) and the University of Arkansas (UA), Little Rock. During her time at JCSU, she was selected as a 2010 participant in the UNCF/Mellon Faculty Residency Program, in support of advancing research in topology regarding maximal groups in the Stone-Cech compactification of discrete semigroups. The residency program also supported travel to attend the International Conference on Topology in Kielce, Poland. At JCSU, Lakeshia also served as Honors Program Director, during which time she established student-centered partnerships with Charlotte Emergency Housing, the Charlotte Crisis Assistance Ministry, the American Red Cross and Blood Center of the Carolinas, and the North Carolina Science Olympiad.
Lakeshia was the first African American woman to be tenured in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at UA Little Rock. While there, she served as the Campus Director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation to support the academic enrichment of underrepresented students in STEM majors. Further, Lakeshia was awarded the inaugural Black Educator Award from Top Hat, which provides a platform for interactive, engaging, and personalized teaching and learning.
Lakeshia is a member of several of the major mathematical organizations, including the National Association of Mathematicians (NAM), the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), and the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). She serves on the AWM Executive Board as the Meetings Coordinator and is also on the editorial boards of the MAA Math Values Blog and MAA Math Horizons Magazine.
Monika Kiss, formerly Dr. Monika Vo, the Chair of the Mathematics Department, a Professor of Mathematics at Saint Leo University, MAA representative
Monika was born in Gyor, Hungary, and immigrated to the United States after graduating from High School in 1990. She attended Kean University in New Jersey where she obtained her B.A. in Mathematics and where she decided to pursue her graduate study in mathematics. She was an excellent student and graduated summa cum laude from Kean in 1994. Upon graduating with her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in 2003, Monika came to work for Saint Leo University. Monika worked tirelessly during her first year in not only establishing herself at the Saint Leo University campus but also in putting together the proposal to have the mathematics major offered at Saint Leo University. Her hard work paid off as the major was approved and we had our very first student graduate from Saint Leo University with a B.A. in Mathematics in May 2007. Since then Saint Leo University graduated over 70 students with a B.A. in Mathematics. She uses every opportunity to bring her students to conferences so they may engage with others and learn about opportunities after graduation.
Monika works tirelessly to monitor and improve the mathematics program as well as to recruit more students to major in mathematics. Our department is very small and so she teaches classes at all levels. Monika is a dynamic instructor who always finds ways to draw students into her class and encourage them to tackle challenging ideas. Monika is very approachable and is always eager to help students both in class and after class. Her office is always full of students when Monika is in her office.
Monika has attended numerous Mathfests, Joint Mathematics Conferences as well as local mathematics conferences in Florida, all in an effort to improve her teaching. Monika was nominated for and also won several awards for her teaching. Most recently in 2011, she won the Mathematical Association of America’s Florida Section Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2008, she won the Saint Leo University School of Arts and Sciences Award, which was an award that she won among her peers. In addition, she also won the Saint Leo University’s Maura Snyder Excellence in Teaching Award repeatedly in 2010 as well as in 2006. This is a university-wide award that faculty, staff as well as students vote on. She also won a Saint Leo University’s Advising Award in 2006.
Monika has been a member of the Mathematical Association of America since she was an undergraduate student at Kean College (now Kean University). She has been a very active member of the MAA both locally and nationally. Monika has served in several positions at the Florida section level, currently, she is the section representative of the Florida section. Her enthusiasm for mathematics as well as the MAA always shows in all her efforts. In addition, she served at the National level. She has been an officer for the Environmental Math SIGMAA. Monika also served as a consultant for the Project Next program and was much honored to have been asked. She is serving as a section representative for the Florida Section of the MAA and a member of the MAA Committee on the Participation of Women.
Marilyn Mays, AMATYC Representative (North Lake College)
Marilyn Mays, Ph.D., served as Executive Dean for Mathematics and Science at North Lake College, Dallas County Community College District, before retiring in 2017. Previously she taught mathematics and computer science and served as coordinator of those areas. She earned a B.A. and M.S. in mathematics from Texas Tech University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science Education from University of North Texas.
Dr. Mays served as President of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), 1993-95, and as a member of the Board, 1987-1997. She was a Commissioner for United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction of the National Academy of Science (NAS), 1998-2005. Her interests and role as a member of the U.S. Commission led her to participation in the International Congresses on Mathematical Education (ICME) that meet every four years. She created a place at the table for the mathematical communities of two-year colleges, technical institutions, trade schools and other non-university tertiary institutions in future ICME’s. She chaired related sessions for the ICME meetings for the next 12 years.
Most of her recent efforts have been directed at improving equity and diversity in mathematics education at the community college. She created and chaired an equity committee for AMATYC and served on related committees and task forces for the NAS and the MAA.
She received several grants from NSF and the Exxon Education Foundation for improving mathematics education at two-year colleges and for exploring the role of the community college in the Genetics Revolution.
Juliane Mueller, SIAM Representative
Dr. Juliane Mueller is a staff scientist in the Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division at Berkeley Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Tampere University of Technology in Finland in 2012. After a postdoctoral appointment at Cornell University, she joined Berkeley Lab in 2014 as the Alvarez Fellow in Computing Sciences.
Dr. Mueller’s research interests are in the development of derivative-free optimization algorithms for compute-intensive black-box problems that arise throughout the domain sciences, including earth sciences, high energy physics, quantum computing, combustion, etc. Mueller believes that efficiently solving optimization problems allows scientists to improve their simulation models, enabling them to better understand underlying physical phenomena, derive sustainable resource use policies, and make more informed decisions. Dr. Mueller can be found in the mountains rock climbing, snowboarding, backpacking, or mountain biking in her free time.
Anna Nevius ASA Representative
Anna Nevius was a statistical team leader for many years for the Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration (CVM/FDA) before retiring in 2015. She then returned to work part time for CVM working with a group exploring ways to measure antimicrobial use in animals and providing statistical consulting for the Office of Minor Use and Minor Species. CVM is the Center of FDA that approves drugs for animals, food (like cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys) and non-food (like cats and dogs). While at CVM she received several awards including FDA Equal Opportunity Achievement Award, Outstanding Service Award, and CVM Excellence in Mentoring Award. She was also president of the FDA Statistical Association and served as Co-Chair for an ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop. She has been a member of the American Statistical Association since graduate school. Over the years she had been active in the organization, serving a term on the Board of Directors, being Chair of the Biopharmaceutical Section, being Group Leader of the Accreditation Committee, and being a member of other ASA groups and committees. She is also a member of the Caucus for Women in Statistics and served as the treasurer for over 20 years. She received a BA in mathematics from Carson Newman University in 1965, an MS in statistics from Kansas State University in 1967, and a PhD in statistics from the University of Maryland in 1984.
Mary Sandoval, AMS, Trinity College
Nancy Sattler, AMATYC Representative (Past President of AMATYC, Terra State Community College and Walden University); Chair JCW
Dr. Nancy Sattler is Dean Emerita at Terra Community College and is an adjunct faculty of mathematics. She is a senior contributing faculty member at Walden University in the college of education, and serves on both Walden’s Curriculum and Policy (CAP) Committee for the college of education and the UCAP Committee for the university. Sattler is a past president of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) and has served as Midwest Vice President, Treasurer, and chair of both the Placement and Assessment Committee and the Distance Learning Committee. She was the co-chair for the writing of the AMATYC IMPACT document published in 2018. She serves on the advisory board for Carnegie Math Pathways and AMATYC Teaching for Prowess (TfP) grant. She represented two-year colleges on the Mathematical Sciences Education Board. She is a founding member, past chair, past Treasurer, and current chair of the Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition. She is a past president and historian of OhioMATYC. She is a founding member of the TPSE Math (Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics) Advisory Group (MAG) and Co-Chair of their Teaching Strategies and Practices Subcommittee. She chaired the Ohio Great Teachers Retreat for over 10 years. In 2012 she was enrolled in the National Technical Honor Society by Vanguard Sentinel Career & Technology Center. In 2014 she was chosen Adjunct Faculty of the Year for the State of Ohio. She has received numerous grants throughout the years and is a member of the MAA and the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In 2022 she received AMATYS’s Mathematics Excellence Award.
Viveka Vaugn, NAM Representative
Lan Wang, IMS Representative
Judy Werner, NCTM Representative
Dr. Judy Werner is a professor of education at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. She teaches mathematics methods courses in the PK-4 certification program and also the mathematics education courses in the M.Ed. K-8 mathematics and science program. She serves as graduate coordinator for the M.Ed. program. Dr. Werner is past-president of Women and Mathematics Education. She served as campus PI on PASSHE system wide NSF grant – Center for Excellence in Teacher Preparation, math and science. And was active in an NYU grant for Mathematics Gender Equity.
As a graduate of Michigan State University, Dr. Werner taught high school mathematics prior to receiving her M.Ed. from Queens College and her doctorate from the University of South Carolina. Before entering the doctoral program at U of SC, Dr. Werner was a full -time adjunct in the mathematics department at the University of North Carolina- Charlotte.
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